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Feb 2021
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373 How To Adapt Video Games To Movies

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This week we are joined by Naomi Higgins and Mark Bonanno to talk about their new show as well as ho you'd adapt certain video games to movies and TV. We also get stuck into the new Zack Snyder Justice League trailer and his idea for a King Arthur movie, Tim Burton brings The Adams Family to TV, the trailer for Cruella, Dr Strange finds a composter, Constantine coming to HBO, Rian Johnson still on board for Star Wars and Mortal Kombat is back and being very Mortal Kombat all the time. Thanks for watching.


00:00 The Start

03:28 Zack Snyder's Justice League Trailer

09:48 Zack Snyder's King Arthur

12:02 Tim Burton's The Addam's Family

13:25 Disney's Cruella Trailer

14:41 Dr Strange's New Composer

15:55 Constantine's New HBO Series

17:56 Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy

20:34 Star Wars' Ezra Bridger Casting


21:55 Mortal Kombat and Video Game Movies with Mark and Naomi


01:26:12 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read

01:31:53 Letters, It's Time For Letters


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